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WARNING
n
Uprighting seat
When you return the seatback to its
upright position, hold the seatback
and return it slowly. If the seatback
is returned without holding it, the
back of the seat could spring for‐
ward resulting in injury caused by
being struck by the seatback.
WARNING
When you return the rear seatback
to its upright position after being
folded down:
Be careful not to damage the seat
belt webbing or buckle. Do not allow
the seat belt webbing or buckle to
get caught or pinched in the rear
seat. Ensure that the seatback is
completely locked into its upright
position by pushing on the top of the
seatback. Otherwise, in an accident
or sudden stop, the seat could fold
down and allow cargo enter the pas‐
senger compartment, which could
result in serious injury or death.
CAUTION
n
Damaging rear seat belt buck‐
les
When you fold the rear seatback, in‐
sert the buckle between the rear
seatback and cushion. Doing so can
prevent the buckle from being dam‐
aged by the rear seatback.
CAUTION
n Rear seat belts
When returning the rear seatbacks
to the upright position, remember to
return the rear shoulder belts to
their proper position.
WARNING
n Cargo
Cargo should always be secured to
prevent it from being thrown about
the vehicle in a collision and causing
injury to the vehicle occupants. Do
not place objects in the rear seats,
since they cannot be properly se‐
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cured and may hit the front seat oc‐
cupants in a collision.
WARNING
n
Cargo loading
Make sure the engine is off, the au‐
tomatic transaxle is in P (Park) or
the manual transaxle is in 1
st
, and
the parking brake is securely applied
whenever loading or unloading cargo.
Failure to take these steps may al‐
low the vehicle to move if the shift
lever is inadvertently moved to an‐
other position.
Safety features of your vehicle
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